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\ APPLLCATION FILED APB- 4.19% 1,312,561.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

n1! mum-1A I 'LANIJGRAPII \0., WASHINGTON. [L C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

,DSCAB J. MITCHELL, OE INGEBSOLL,-'ONTARIO, CANADA To all whom itmay Be-it=lrnown that I; Oscar! J .lMrncimmi, a'subject of theKing: of fireatiBrrtalnn (and a resident oilitheitowm'ofl :Ingersoll, 1n (the county of Qxford, :inthe'Prowinceof ntario, Canada, have invented .aflnewv and useful Combinedi Wagon: andrlHeairsei'Body for 'M otors withl MovablexAttachments, of

- which the following is a: specification.

The invention relates to certain; new: and useful uimprovemcnts in combined casket Wagon and hearse body for motorvehicles.

a The primary object of ithe i invention: is ilihG provision i ofa motor vehicle bodynwdapted for use by: funeral direcwrswreadilyloonvertible atwill into'ieither acasket wagon or a hearse, wherebyione vehicle will take the vplace ofi two 'lvehicles ordinarily employed.

A further object-of ithe invention :is to provide a casket :nwagaon serviceable: lior funerals arrangediwitha 'ready means for changing the external appeamnceuthercof into the form of anr elaborately decorated hearse, the arran entnbeing economical for the funeral irector rendering a full equipment 'less expensive.

It will be understood that a funeral director ordinarily employs a separate casket wagon and hearse, elther motor-operated or otherwise and by the employment of my device a single motor or horse-driven vehicle is readily and quickly converted into a hearse or casket wagon, the appearance of which when arranged for use having a complete and finished appearance, serving all of the functions and uses to which the separate vehicles are capable.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle body formed after the manner of my invention illustrating the same arranged as a casket we. on 5 F1 2 is an elevational view upon a reduce scale of a removable pane adapted s pccificathni of Letters Patent.

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for employment upon the sides of the vehicle; for converting. the same into a hearse;

Edgy-'3 w vertical transverse sectional rvieuoof a sideiportion of thcdevice taken wtupon line 3-3019 Fig. 1 and illustrating the panel-attachingmeans; and

' Fig. 4 is: an enlarged sectional detail ViGW OfilZllfi upper portion of a panel further pillustratingthe attaching means for the "panel.

Referring more in detail, a covered ve- ;hiele body. 10 is illustrated having aitop ll, --forwardly.arranged drivers cab 12 with side windows 13 and 14 after the usual manner of a hearse or casket wagon, the said ubody 10 being serviceable for mounting :upon a chassis whenthe device is employed as amnoton vehicleon upon a suitable run- --ningngeal whendesired for use. as aihlorsedrawn vehicle.

KThBJillVGlltljOll) broadly consists of rem0"& l)le- Sid8i-Pflfl6lS 15 detachably. positinned" upon thewagonbody 10 for-forming IfIhG QPPOSitGHSidGS ithereof when :the device is employed as a casket wagon and also providing panels 16 :for similar employnmentwhen the device is desired for use as a hearse.

It is believed unnecessary to more particularly describe the panels 15 and 16 for the reason that the same may be arranged of more or less elaborate design according to the requirements of the funeral director having the same for use. The panel 15 illustrates a somewhat usual design for the formation of a side of a casket wa on preferably having end posts 17 and a p ate glass portion 18 having a form of wreath 19 represented thereon. An outwardly projecting molding 20 is horizontally arranged upon each side of the body 10 slightly below the top 11 thereof and the panels 15 and 16 are adapted for seating the lower edges of the panels upon an outwardly projecting ledge 21 at the lower edge of the body 10 and then swung rearwardly with the top of whichever panel is employed closely fitting beneath the molding 20 as best illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Attaching plates 22 are arran ed upon the rear face of each of the paneFs 15 and 16 adapted for automatic engagement by sprlngressed hooks 23 carrie by the adja cent 51 e portion 24 of the bed 10. it being understood that when a. pane is flatly engaged with the side portion 24 of the body that the hooks 23 wil automatically engage the plates 22, thereby retaining the panel in its vertical operative position forming the side of the wagon. It is also to be noted that the side portions 24 of the wagon body 10 do not underlie the entire panel when operative] y arranged but are only positioned back of the )osts 17 of the panel and the simi lar end posts 17 of the panel 16. By this arrangement the glass insert or window 18 of the panel 15 provides for visual access interiorl y of the wagon body when the device is employed as a casket wagon, while the main portion of the panel 16 may be formed of glass renderin the interior of the wagon bod plainly visigle when the device is employe as a hearse, suitable curtain and cordage festoons 2G and 27 being employed rearwardly of the glass 25 in substantially the usual manner if desired.

As many of the attaehin means may be employed as found desira le for insuring the securing of the desirable panels upon the wagon body 10 so that the panels will not become detached during the travel of the vehicle, two of the same being deemed suffieient as herein illustrated in connection with each of the panel posts. When it is desired to remove one of the panels 15 or 16 from the body 10, the retaining means are released by downward pressure exerted upon the inwardly extending ends of lever portions 28 of the hooks 23, thereby releasing the said hooks from the plates 22 and per- 36 initting the panel to be removed so that another panel may be readily positioned for taking its place. A wheel accommodating cut out portion 20 is provided in the lower edge of each of the panels 15 and similar 40 arrangement 30 is provided in the panels 16.

A serviceable combination body is arranged of economic value to funeral directors and nhilc one embodiment of the invention is herein set forth, it will be understood that many changes may be made therein in de tails of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as here in set forth in the claim.

What I claim as new is In combination with a covered body having an outwardly projecting bottom ledge and an outwardly rejecting molding adjacent the top of tie body, an ornamental panel closely fitting between the said ledge 55 and molding when arranged for use and detachable connections between the wagon. body and panel adapted for automatic en-. 1 gagement with the panel when placed in position flatly engaging the wagon body, so and releasing means for said connections arranged interiorly of the wagon body.

.In testimony whereof I have signed in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

OSCAR J. MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

T. J. EDMUNns, M. A. EDMUNDS.

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